My name is Warimi Karogo. I am 18 years old and fresh out of high school with my whole life ahead of me. I am an aspiring actress, a feminist, a poet and a mental health advocate. When I was 15 I was diagnosed with depression. I was given a variety of antidepressants over a … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Warimi Karogo

Proudly Bipolar I don’t want to tell another hackneyed story about how mental illness makes my life so dysfunctional. I think that point is important, but only as long as it educates and helps people understand how to help one deal with the dysfunctional aspects of mental illness. I want to talk about how exercise … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Murage Macharia

“You can’t be everything to everyone, some aspects of your life will have to bear the brunt.” I’ve paraphrased, because, comprehension. This is a statement said by Rama, a father in a Kenyan YouTube Family channel called “The Green Calabash”. Many a times he’s said this statement on his socials but on this day, as I was … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Nyambura Kinyanjui

My name is Wanjiru Mugenda, a 20 year old chubby girl who has fought depression for the last 3 years and here’s my story. 2017 started as a very exciting year for me especially because it was my last year in high school. The plan was to finish school with a bang, until February 2017 … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Wanjiru Mugenda